I have read various versions of Chinese translations about Vitas' lyrics in the Internet, but when I read the translation made by Julie, there came a dream to me: " Oh! such beautiful translation... it will be wonderful if some day it can be edited as a lyrics book and to be published ... "

One day, I saw some illustrations works of Deatro in Internet, they were Vitas' figures in comic style and they were so cute!!! In that moment, I told to myself: " Great! this is what I was looking for! combining with Julie's lyrics translation and Destro's illustrations, my dreamy Vitas lyrics book will become reality!"

Julie, Destro and I, we began to work for this book. But, I knew, to publish this lyrics book, the first important thing was: I need to get the agreement from Sergey. I don't speak Russian, and Sergey is not very good in English, if I wrote a long and complicate English proposal to ask his authorization for this book, the result would be that I was dead tired for writing this proposal and he was even more dead tired for reading it. A proposal in English would bored both of us, no, no way, I should make it more interesting, I thought: " maybe I should make a sample book directly and show it to Sergey, if he likes it, then we can talk the commercial detail later; if he does not like it, well, I lose the money and time for making this sample book.... ", well, it is a gamble, I decided to do it.

In June, I brought this sample book to meet Sergey in Vitas' concert in Shanghai. I showed it to him and said:" Sergey, I want to publish this book, what do you think about it?"

Sergey read it, then he answered:

" Good! good idea!"

" So, I can continue it, right?"

" Yes! yes! you can continue it, when you go back to Taiwan, send me the papers which I need to sign."

It seems everything so perfect! right?! my dear friends, now I have learned one thing: " In front of the entrance of heaven, it will be the real place of hell."

When I went back to Taiwan and began to negotiate with Sergey, my nightmare began. Some time his answer was so lovely as an angel and made me happy ; but some time his reply was so terrible as a devil and made me depressed. After giving me such a experience of " mood changing extremely" just as " taking a Sauna", finally, Sergey signed the contract, and my nightmare finished.

During the negotiation, there were many problems needed to solve. Once I was so depressed and even wanted to give up this book ...........-_-ll......... but, when I looked at the beautiful illustrations and translations made by Desto and Julie, their wonderful works gave me again the courage to face all of the difficulty, I told to myself: " I can not give it up, we have worked so hard for it, I must do all my best as I can to publish this book!"

One night I received a answer from Sergey, I opened this email and read it, my mood became down and down .... -_-ll ..... I told to myself: " Forget it, go to sleep first, let me think it tomorrow", I felt very exhausted, I turned off my computer and I went to sleep.

In the next day, I sent a reply to Sergey in a hopeless mood. I sat in front of my computer, and a miserable cloud surrounded me. Suddenly, I get a new email! it was a email sent by Destro, she sent me her new works. I opened it, and 3 lovely images appeared in my computer! they were so cute! so funny! her new works made me laugh a lot and all of the miserable cloud disappeared immediately! Destro, you are really great! *>uIt seemed the good luck coming to me together with Destro's new drawings. After few hours, I received Sergey's answer, he said he already understood and he agreed to sign the contract. Of course I was very happy for receiving this reply from Sergey, but, now, let's forget all about the contract, see these lovely drawings first! *>uSergey and said: " see these new works! and have a smile! :) " Few minutes later, Sergey answered me: " Super! let's begin to make this book immediately! it pleased me a lot! Send me all the papers now, I am ready to sign it! :))))) " I only want to say: " The feeling was so wonderful when I step into the entrance of heaven. " *^O^*

Before I have asked Sergey, if he and Vitas can make a funny advertising video for this book when we publish it? In the beginning, Sergey said OK, and he asked me to send him the words which I wish them to say in the video. But, when I sent him a script about this advertising video, he changed his mind; he told me: "Cristina, believe me, the advertising video for this book should not be acted by the “real person” of Sergey and Vitas, it should be acted by the comic figures of “ the little Vitas and the little Diablo $ergey”; an advertising video in comic animation! and it will attract 1,000,000 fans to watch it! "

An advertising video in comic animation?! What a great idea! yes! I do wish to make it also; but, where is the money??? .... -_-ll .... no money, no animation. Well, I thought it should be a " polite way" of Sergey to refuse me, so I answered him: " Ok, very good idea, if one day I won a big lottery, then I would consider to make a animation MV for Vitas ".

One day I had a chat with Destro on the line, and we talked about this thing. I said: " Of course I did not mean to ask Sergey to make a“professional advertising video” for this book, I did not want him to spend a lot of money to make it! The only thing I asked was that if he can use a home video camera to film a short advertising video clip for this book, then I will be very satisfied." So, Destro drew the above comic illustration and sent it to me, she said: " yes, if they can make a advertising video clip as this comic, and only speak 3 words in Russian :“ Да! Да! Да! ”, then it will be enough for the promotion!" It was a really funny and good comic illustration, when I saw it, I laughed a lot! I forwarded it to Sergey and said: " Well, how about to make a advertising video and only speak 3 words：“Да! Да! Да!” ? "

There were pleasure and suffer; smile and tears during the making of. Now, this book will be released finally, it is really a wonderful thing for me! let's open a champagne to celebrate it!!! cheer!!! *^O^*